Small towns and cities can be great places to live and work. They can offer lower costs of living, easier commutes and tight-knit communities. But job-hunting in a small town can be very different than searching in a metropolis area. Finding a job in a small town can be trickier because your options are more [...]
Preparing for an interview is one of the best ways you can insure success on your job hunt. However, most people don’t know how to do so properly and, despite their best attempts, continue to miss out on opportunities because they’re unprepared. But what if someone provided you with the advice, training and encouragement you [...]
It is no secret that the job market is tough right now. So it is more important than ever to take advantage of all the resources available to you in order to increase your chances of landing a job. Tap into your alumni network, don’t rely solely on job boards and take advantage of old [...]
It is no secret that one of the keys to a successful job search is a great resume. However, despite the fact that every job seeker needs one, they remain a tricky document to craft. Most people don’t know how to present things such as employment gaps, frequent job changes or no related work experience [...]
For the past year, the economy has slowly but surely added new jobs. Employers were taking a cautiously optimistic approach to business, afraid to hire too quickly. Fortunately, several signs point to more energetic hiring currently happening. The first clue has been the improving unemployment rate, which recently hit a two-year low. In addition, 216,000 [...]
(CNN) — When Kendra Reddy started helping a client prepare for a senior-level executive interview, she wasn’t shocked that he’d purposefully avoided socializing online. As a leadership coach based in Toronto, she’d seen many professionals steer clear of personalizing their online activity, under the belief that it was safer to refrain altogether rather than risk [...]